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How to Tell If ChatGPT Actually Knows Your Business Exists There's a simple test to see if AI can find and understand your business. Takes about two min...
There's a simple test to see if AI can find and understand your business. Takes about two minutes. Most business owners have never tried it—and when they do, they're surprised by what they find (or don't find).
Open ChatGPT right now. Ask it: "What's the best [your service] in [your city]?"
Go ahead. I'll wait.
Did you show up? If not, you just discovered the problem: People are asking AI where to eat, who to hire, and what to buy. And AI is giving answers. Just not yours.
Your website looks great. Your Google Business Profile is set up. You've got social media posts going out.
But none of that matters if ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overview can't read and understand what you do.
Here's what's actually happening: Someone in your city opens ChatGPT and asks for a dentist recommendation. AI gives them three names. You're not one of them.
They're not searching Google. They're not scrolling Instagram. They're asking AI—and AI is making the decision for them.
The customer you would have gotten just went to your competitor. And you never even knew they were looking.
Here's how to see exactly where you stand:
Ask ChatGPT: "Best [your service type] in [your city]"
Did you show up? If yes, keep reading—there's more to check. If no, you're invisible to AI right now.
Ask ChatGPT: "I need [specific problem your business solves] in [your city]. Who should I call?"
Does AI mention you by name? Does it understand what makes you different? Or does it give generic suggestions?
Ask ChatGPT: "Tell me about [your business name]"
What does it say? Does it get your services right? Your location? What you actually do?
Or does it say "I don't have information about that business"?
That's the moment most business owners realize they have a problem.
AI doesn't browse your Instagram. It doesn't watch your videos. It doesn't sit in your waiting room and read your brochures.
It reads text. Blog posts. Articles. Business information on trusted websites.
If you don't have content explaining what you do and who you help, AI will recommend someone who does.
Here's what AI actually needs to recommend your business:
ChatGPT can't recommend what it can't read. No blog means you're invisible.
Not promotional fluff. Not keyword-stuffed garbage from 2015. Educational content that answers real customer questions.
When someone asks AI "how do I choose a chiropractor" or "what should I look for in a med spa," AI looks for businesses that have answered those questions in depth.
If your website is just a homepage, an about page, and a contact form, there's nothing for AI to work with.
AI doesn't just read your website. It looks for proof that other people know you exist.
When local news sites mention you, when industry directories list you, when other trusted websites talk about your business—AI sees that as validation.
One website saying you're great? AI is skeptical. Ten trusted sources mentioning you? Now AI pays attention.
This is called citation building. And it's one of the biggest factors in whether AI considers you recommendation-worthy.
For local businesses, AI checks your Google Business Profile. Not just that you have one—that it's active, current, and consistent.
Recent reviews matter. A profile full of 2019 reviews tells AI you might not be actively operating. Fresh reviews from the last few months? That's a signal you're legitimate and current.
AI also looks at consistency. Is your business name the same everywhere? Is your phone number consistent? Your address? When AI sees conflicting information, it gets cautious about recommending you.
Picture this: Someone new to your city asks ChatGPT for a dentist recommendation. Your name comes up first. AI explains what you do, mentions your specialties, and includes your location.
They don't comparison shop. They don't scroll through ten websites. They call you.
That's the power of being recommended by AI. The decision is already made. They're not evaluating you against competitors—AI already did that and chose you.
This is happening right now for businesses that figured this out early. While most business owners don't even know this is possible, a small number are already getting recommended daily by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Meta AI, and Google AI Overview.
Right now, most businesses in your market are invisible to AI. That's the opportunity.
This is like having a website in 1999 or being early to social media in 2010. Obvious in hindsight. Wide open right now.
The businesses getting visible to AI today are establishing themselves as the recommended choice before their market gets crowded. They're building the content, citations, and trust signals that make AI confident recommending them.
Six months from now, when your competitors figure this out, you'll already have the advantage. AI will have been reading your content, seeing your citations, and recommending you for months.
Or you can wait. And watch your competitors show up in ChatGPT while you don't.
Getting AI to recognize and recommend your business isn't complicated. But it does require specific steps in the right order.
You need content AI can read. Not promotional content—educational content that positions you as the authority in your field.
You need citations on trusted sites. When other websites mention you, AI sees proof you're legitimate.
You need your Google Business Profile optimized and active. Fresh reviews, consistent information, regular updates.
You need all of this presented in a way AI can actually understand. That means structured data, proper formatting, and the technical pieces that help AI parse and cite your information.
This is exactly what we built Modern Humans to do. We created the first business listing made specifically for ChatGPT, Google AI, and all AI assistants to find, trust, and recommend businesses like yours.
We handle the content AI needs to read. We build the citations that prove you exist. We make sure your business information is structured so AI can understand it.
And we do it with market exclusivity—one business per category per city. When you're in, your direct competitors are locked out. Your advantage compounds while they're invisible.
Before anything else, run the test. Ask ChatGPT about your business right now.
See what it says. See if you show up at all. See if it understands what you actually do.
That two-minute test will tell you everything you need to know about where you stand with AI.
Then decide: Do you want to be the business AI recommends? Or the one that keeps wondering why the phone isn't ringing?
Visit OnlineFinds.com to create your AI-optimized business listing and start getting found by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Meta AI, and Google AI Overview. Or go to modernhumans.ai to learn how we help businesses like yours become the answer when people ask AI for recommendations.
The window is open. Your competitors haven't figured this out yet. But they will.
The question is: Will you be visible when they do?